赤葛

Middle Korean

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 赤葛 (MC tsyhek kat).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡sjɘ́k͈ál⫽
• Dongguk Jeongun: []

Noun

赤(젹〮)葛(갈〮) (CYÉK.KÁL)

1. (traditional Korean medicine) (roots of the) tuber fleeceflower (Reynoutria multiflora)
   • 1466, 구급방언해 [gugeupbang'eonhae], volume 하 [ha], page 21b:

     몬져 赤(쳑〮)葛(가ᇙ〮)ㅅ 불휘〮ᄅᆞᆯ〮 디허〮 므르거든〮 버거〮 파〮ᄅᆞᆯ〮 녀허〮 ᄀᆞ〮라〮 므르거든〮 ᄡᆞᆳ 醋(총)ᄅᆞᆯ〮 져〯기 녀허〮

     mwoncye CHYÉK.KÁLQ-s pwùlhwúy-lól tìh-é mùlù-kètún pèké phá-lól nyèh-é kól-á mùlù-kètún psòl-s CHWÒ-lól cyěkì nyèh-é

     First pound tuber fleece flower roots and when it becomes loose add spring onions next and grind; when it becomes loose, adding a bit of rice vinegar ...